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The majority of people who own and use Photoshop Elements are using this great program from Adobe to modify and improve their digital images. Typically they visit a site like this one to learn new and better techniques to produce stunning images.
The
scrapbookers of the world also want fabulous images and they take
Photoshop Elements one step further. To them Photoshop Elements is a creative tool to achieve their end goal which is to make appealing and memorable pages complete with their own stunning images.
Photoshop Elements is more than capable of creating those wonderful images and then arranging them in appealing and creative ways.
My job is to show you how to use the various pre-sets and scrapbook features of Photoshop Elements - your job is to use them efficiently so you can combine your own unique creativity with the power of Elements to prepare a scrapbook you will be proud of!
This page has links to some basic Photoshop Elements tutorials as well as some powerful digital imaging tutorials. Most of the tutorials include a video as well as a text description ...
This is a digital scrapbooking page so there has to be specific tutorials with the scrapbooker in mind. Scroll down to find the information you need and then click on the link.
If you are new to Elements then a quick look at the tool bar may be a good idea. You will find a summary right here ===> Photoshop Elements Toolbar.
Digital Editing Tutorials
The images included in your digital scrapbooking projects can be added just as they were shot in your digital camera or out of your scanner and they can be modified and improved with Elements.
The main Photoshop Elements page includes many really useful and easy to follow tutorial with many of them including videos.
The tutorials include a group of Photoshop Elements must knows, such as ..
Tablet users need to know how to set their Bamboo or Intuos tablets to change size or Opacity with pen pressure - this is where you will find out ... Brush Tablet Options |
The Layer Blend Modes in Elements determine how one layer interacts with the layers below it in the stack. Easy to use and very, very useful. Find out here ... Layer Blend Modes |
Scrapbooks use a lot of Layers for the different elements on a page and this means they are important to understand. Click the link to learn more about ... Layers |
The histogram
provides a great deal of
useful information about an image. Check out the histogram
information right here ... Histogram |
Layers, in particular, are really useful and powerful and Levels in the following section are awesome.
Digital Imaging Tutorials
Some of the tutorials are specific to both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
| Dodging and Burning | Changing Color |
| Creating Reflections | Removing Shine |
| Image Cloning | Digital Hygiene |
| Hi Key Modification | Levels Adjustment |
If you only review one digital imaging technique then choose Levels. It may be the most powerful adjustment available in Photoshop Elements.
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials
Creating Backgrounds
Photoshop Elements has 262 built in
backgrounds you can use in your
scrapbook projects! They range from formal and understated to wild and
colorful.Click on the thumbnail to learn about this great feature of Photoshop Elements 6.0 and 7.0 and how to create a fabulous background for your projects.
Making Your Own Background
The advantages of making your own backgrounds are that they are totally unique and they reflect
your
creative abilities.There are a variety of different methods to making backgrounds and they can be combined in many, many different ways.
The techniques you will learn include filters and tools like the Pattern Stamp Tool as well as some adjustment layers.
Click the thumbnail to learn how to make your own backgrounds.
Scrapbook Images
Adding
images to your scrapbook background is straight forward once you know
how. Images can be added using a simple drag and drop method
and
they can be added using clipping masks.Photoshop Elements eliminates the hassles of resizing images with Smart Objects. Click the thumbnail to learn more about the unique features of Elements including Clipping Masks and Smart Objects.
Layer Styles
After
the images are on the page, Layer Styles are the next step.
They add cool effects like Drop Shadows, Inner Glows
and all
manner of things to help your images stand out on a scrapbook page.Layer styles are not confined to scrapbooking because they can be used effectively in digital imaging as well. Click the thumbnail to learn more about adding Layer Styles.
Adding Text
Probably the last
thing your will enter on your scrapbook pages is the text.Text can be plain or it can be fancy and it should never overpower the other elements on the page.
Clink the thumbnail to learn the basics of adding text.
Scrapbook Image Editing
Editing
your scrapbook images is exactly the same as editing normal images with
Photoshop Elements.The reason you will want to edit you scrapbook images is simple - you want the best images possible on your pages right? Why go to a lot of work creating wonderful pages with less than wonderful images?
Click the thumbnail to learn about image editing with Photoshop Elements.
Text Panels
Text
panels are an effective method for
highlighting text an a scrapbooking page.They are easy to create and can be decorated in a variety of different ways.
Layers styles can also be added to the text panel to make the text panel pop off of the page. Click on the thumbnail to learn more about text panels.
What's On This Page
Elements Toolbar
Essential Elements Skills
Digital Imaging Tutorials
Tutorials
Essential Elements Skills
- Brush/Tablet Options
- Layer Blend Modes
- Layers
- Histogram
Digital Imaging Tutorials
- Dodge and Burn
- Changing Color
- Creating Reflections
- Remove Shine
- Cloning
- Digital Hygiene
Tutorials
- Creating a Background
- Making a Background
- Scrapbook Images
- Layer Styles
- Adding Text
- Scrapbook Image Editing
- Text Panels
Resources
Click The Thumbnail ...
Scrapbook
Resources
Great resources for your scrapbooking projects
Great resources for your scrapbooking projects
Digital
Scrapbooking
Storage
Digital scrapbooking storage is a website that provides information on digital media used to store the memories in your digital scrapbook so that these memories can last and be enjoyed in the future.
Storage
Digital scrapbooking storage is a website that provides information on digital media used to store the memories in your digital scrapbook so that these memories can last and be enjoyed in the future.
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